Hi
I don't really know what to say here or how to seek help. I've known I've had an addiction for about 4 years but recently it's getting worse and worse, debts with payday loans, horrendously bad credit rating and always skint.
I got paid today and lost all my wages within a few hours, with nothing left till next month. I'm only 23 and don't have as much responsibility as most adults but I can't continue to live like this. I just want to hide myself away from the world and shut everyone out.
I feel pathetic, depressed and lonely.
Welcome albert, u are young and should be enjoying your life. Couple of things, join gamstop online stops u gambling online, self exclude from local bookies and join sense scheme for casinos. Then limit you're access to cash, if possible get all ur derect debits coming out just after u get paid, then transfer the rest of your money to a loved one to look after. Then I guess the day before next payday pay off some debts with this money u have left with ur loved one. I give my money to my parents and I'm 37 its a bit like embarasing at first but I have managed to save a lot a rezSult over the past two years of doing it.
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Thank you for your advice Adam. I keep saying to myself I will send money to a loved one to look after but I never do.
I understand it's down to me to beat this and nobody else.
Thank you so much mate.
Hey,
This is a lonely addiction. You are so young my friend. Stop it now. You have a life time to be happy.
If I had only been as smart as you and realised when I was younger.
Take the advice. Exclude, get counselling.
I’m very new in my recovery but I am determined. We can do this and live better lives x
Hi Sarah.
Thanks for your comment. There is a local GA meeting that happens near me I will attend.
I've tried to stop before but I really need to this time like you said to live a better life.
Thank you x
Hi Albert. I attend GA and we have several young people who attend, I think the youngest is currently 19. I hear so many of the older attendees say 'I wish I had come at your age, and sorted it then". Once a compulsive gambler, always a compulsive gambler, you are not going to be able to sort it and become a social gambler; what you can do is stop gambling, recover, and start to live, start to like yourself and other people. GA say give them 90 days, I have not seen anyone regret their decision to do so. Wishing you all the best.
Hi Rhoda.
That is one thing I am going to struggle with as a lover of sports. Sports and betting go hand in hand, you can't watch sport without any advertisement of gambling.
It will be a struggle but it'll be worth it.
Thanks everyone for your kind words.
It maybe that you have to watch less sport for a while. Why not find a football (or some other) team to play in? In time you may be able to watch sport for what it is, rather than watching to see if a bet wins.
I can't play sports at the moment due to an injury. Yeah it's quite sad that one of my favourite sports is ruled by gambling.
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